[gcf] Marie Galante islands. 430,000 in Guadeloupe (2001). Population total all countries: 849,000. Status: 6a (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Kreyol, Patois, Patwa Dialects: Marie Galante Creole French, St. Barth Creole French. All French creoles of the Caribbean are somewhat mutually inherently intelligible (Goodman 1964). Comprehension of Saint Lucia Creole [acf] is 89%.
Classification: Creole, French based Comments: There is a continuum of variation from basilectal Creole to acrolectal French of the educated.